Tuesday, January 17, 2017

In a biting attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the outgoing U.S. administration of trying to undermine President-elect Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations and said those who are doing it are "worse than prostitutes."

Asked about an unsubstantiated dossier outlining unverified claims that Trump engaged in sexual activities with prostitutes at a Moscow hotel, Putin dismissed it as "fake" and "nonsense" and said it was part of efforts by Obama's administration to "undermine the legitimacy of the president-elect" despite his "convincing" victory.

"People who order such fakes against the U.S. president-elect, fabricate them and use them in political struggle are worse than prostitutes," Putin said. "They have no moral restrictions whatsoever, and it highlights a significant degree of degradation of political elites in the West, including in the United States."

Putin also mocked the scandalous dossier and pointed out that the visit to Moscow happened in 2013 before Trump was a politician.

"Do they think that our special services are hunting for every U.S. billionaire?"

Yeah actually. In fact we know you are.

Okay this is almost unbelievably tone deaf.

For Putin to launch such a passionate defense of the guy the American intelligence community is suggesting he helped to win the presidency, does nothing to help Trump, and gives critics even more reasons to suspect that Putin is his puppet master.

@12:32 "THANK YOU PRESIDENT OBAMA!!! Chelsea Manning sentence commuted and will be released from prison in May -- instead of in the year 2045. Manning risked everything in releasing the documents showing the lies of the Iraq War. A true profile in courage. I'm proud to have been on the committee to free her and to raise funds for her legal defense. Thanks to all of you who've contributed. Congrats to Chelsea and a huge indebtedness to you from myself and millions of Americans." M.M.

When I read about this early today I found it to be one of the more disturbing things to emerge from this Russian situation. If we're lucky, Trump won't last a full month in office before he's impeached or forced to resign.

OT: the company was founded by Mitchell Saltz, who was once the chairman and CEO of—wait for it—Smith & Wesson. The Peoria, Arizona location is just the first in what he hopes will be a series of Modern Round restaurants that will dot the U.S. like a pile of spent CO2 cartridges at a patron's feet. The company pitched its idea to potential investors at this week's ICR Conference in Orlando, where it received what Forbes described as a "mixed response."

I just read where republicans want to repeal the debt limit now.So they can rape the country more quickly. They said they are so lucky to have the most stupid voters to ever breathe air in America and voting republican. It's a real twofer for them. I hope all republican just choke and die!

"Today I filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump for defamation," Zervos said, speaking to reporters in Los Angeles. "On Nov. 11, 2016, I called on Mr. Trump to retract his statements against me calling me a liar. I also called upon him to state that what I said about his behavior towards me was true. More than two months have gone by and he has not issued that retraction."

...Today's CNN poll has another before and after. In mid-November 46% approved and 45% disapproved, against basically tied. In the poll just out today it's 40% approve, 52% disapprove.

These numbers aren't just double digits behind all his recent predecessors - at the same period, Obama was at 83%, Bush at 61% and Clinton at 68%. Most got more popular through their transitions. Trump's getting more unpopular as he goes.

After last week’s news conference, Russian journalist Alexey Kovalev wrote “A message to my doomed colleagues in the American media .” He warned: “This man owns you. He understands perfectly well that he is the news. You can’t ignore him. You’re always playing by his rules — which he can change at any time without any notice.”

Robert Reich explained why the Trump administration wants to move the press corps out of the White House.

First, because they are the enemy.

Second, so they can fill the larger space with shills, yes men and Trump cheerleaders to fawn over Trump with soft ball questions, applaud him and boo, hiss and shout down the legitimate press if they attempt to ask an actual question.

Anybody paying attention to those danger signs of Fascism? We've got almost all 15 now.

...Yet a team is already laying the groundwork for what’s likely to be a somewhat busier post-White House schedule for a popular first lady who has signaled her eagerness to continue her advocacy work of recent years — and has proved to be a compelling voice in American politics.

After a long break, Obama plans to get to work with a small staff that will move into office space in Washington. The group will be led by Melissa Winter, the first lady’s longtime deputy chief of staff.

"The lawsuit alleges that Ms. Zervos had been subjected to unwanted sexual touching by Donald Trump and that she had told family and friends about the incidents not long after these incidents occurred," Allred said during a press conference held Tuesday....

"Critics questioned the seriousness of Trump's campaign and speculated that it was a tactic to strengthen his brand and sell books. Trump defended his candidacy as a serious endeavor and proclaimed that he had a chance to win the election."

" He applies the term “Republican” not to HIMself but to the public servants he vanquished. Every topic, triumph, and virtue comes back to Trump, and everyone else is a rival. His foreign policy, therefore, is a policy of self-interest. It’s not even a policy of national self-interest. It’s a policy of tribalism of the narrowest kind and, ultimately, of glorifying Trump.""Democrats were the party of economic nationalism. Republicans were the party of military and cultural nationalism. Trump captured the presidency by demolishing this arrangement and seizing all forms of nationalism for HIMself:""This is where Trump’s narcissism ultimately leads him: not to the pursuit of America’s national interest but to the glorification of HIMself."Trump’s inability to distinguish nationalism from narcissism, and his consequent preference for Russian flattery over warnings from the U.S. intelligence community, creates obvious national security problems.""The Times interviewer, a Scottish politician who helped lead the Brexit campaign, asks Trump what he takes from his Scottish ancestry. “Well, the Scottish are known for watching their pennies, so I like to watch my pennies,” says Trump. The German interviewer asks: “What does it mean for you to have German blood in your veins?” Trump gets around to the cartoon response: “I like order, and I like strength.”This is where Trump is taking the world: away from democracy, away from human rights, toward an ORGY of ethnic rivalries and appeals to tribal affinity".

(CNN) More than a million supporters of Edward Snowden have petitioned President Barack Obama to pardon him, but the former National Security Agency contractor hasn't submitted the required documents for clemency, according to the White House.

"Mr. Snowden has not filed paperwork to seek clemency from this administration," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said on Tuesday.

Snowden has remained in Russia since 2013, when he provided details of previously unknown domestic and international US surveillance programs to media outlets.

Starting to wonder why drumpf with his tiny little digits is holding a little WHITE BALL, he always has his "Back$ide" facing "OUT"ward. Remember 'TIME'?>Makes you wonder what he REALly likes, including 'dirty girl' ORGies in GOLDen $hower$

President Barack Obama has commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, the U.S. soldier whom prosecutors deemed a traitor for sending hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks.

The commuted sentence, announced by Obama on Tuesday, will allow Manning to be freed on May 17 of this year. She was originally set to be freed in 2045, according to the New York Times.

Manning has been incarcerated since 2010, after she confessed to sending the secret military and diplomatic documents to the anti-secrecy organization. While she was seen as a traitor by some, many more considered her a whistleblower and hero. In 2013, she was sentenced to 35 years in prison for violating the Espionage Act and other offenses.

A source within the Justice Department told NBC News that Manning’s commutation was on Obama’s short list before it was announced.

Obama also commuted the sentence of 209 other individuals on Tuesday, and pardoned 64 others, according to a White House press release.

Erik Prince, America’s most notorious mercenary, is lurking in the shadows of the incoming Trump administration. A former senior U.S. official who has advised the Trump transition told The Intercept that Prince has been advising the team on matters related to intelligence and defense, including weighing in on candidates for the defense and state departments. The official asked not to be identified because of a transition policy prohibiting discussion of confidential deliberations.

Whoppee, the golden showers stuff maybe fake, what about the rest of the information? He didn’t deny that; let’s not allow Val to fool us.

Personally I don’t think the prostitute stuff would bother little fingers donnie one bit, in fact I think he would be boasting about it and has probable asked for extra tapes. Look at the photos of his wife; any normal man would be mortified to see those on the Internet, not donnie.

I think they could blackmail him with his financial information and loans, the fact that people would find out that he is not as rich as he claims or what a crappy businessman he really is. Now that would worry him. That is why he won’t release his tax returns and keeps lying and using the audit as an excuse.

I think you're right 2:06 about the golden showers not bothering him if HE was the one pissing on the women but since he got some of the "golden over spray" directly on his flabby person he is tremendously bothered. He loves humiliating women whenever he can and considers himself the sadist and not the masochist.

... Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) raised concerns over reports that Price traded more than $300,000 in shares of health companies while sponsoring and advocating legislation that could affect their stock prices.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), meanwhile, called for an SEC investigation into whether Price violated the 2011 STOCK Act and other federal laws with his health stock transactions. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN on Tuesday that he thinks Price may have broken the law with a purchase of stock in a medical device company......

“a major threat facing our great nation: Russia.”"Today, I will set out how the Russian Government under President Putin is taking steps that are weakening the rules-based order that we have benefitted from for seven decades. Our values, our security, our prosperity, and our very way of life are tied to this order. And we – and by we, I mean the United States and our closest partners – must come together to prevent Russia from succeeding."

Yahoo:Al Sharpton: The process that elected Trump was ‘not legitimate’

The Rev. Al Sharpton says he agrees with Rep. John Lewis’ view that the election of Donald Trump was “not legitimate.”“There’s no question that the process that elected him was not legitimate,” Sharpton said in an appearance on MSNBC Monday night.The activist and talk-show host said evidence collected by U.S. intelligence agencies showing the Russian government’s interference during the campaign “clearly” raises “serious questions” about Trump’s victory...

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